[LargeFormat] Carbon Fibre tripods... (was something else)...

[Achal Pashine]

Don,
I don't know whether your repeated categorization of carbon fiber as
'plastics' is accurate. After polyacrylonitrile is heated enough, there is
nothing but carbon rings with nitrogen edges, does that meet the definition
of generic plastic compound? anyway..
Related question about CF tripods, I think I asked in my last unanswered
post, is how exactly CF's light weight and hardness translates to making a
good tripod? It will not be broken by bullets but can be toppled easily
because of lightness by wind?
Haven't used them but will like to know more,
thanks,
achal


----- Original Message -----
From: <FlaFaces1@aol.com>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 5:28 PM
Subject: [LargeFormat] Carbon Fibre tripods... (was something else)...


> Hello.  I have not submitted my list of equipment yet to you all.   Get
it?
> You all.  I am from the south.  Anyway, carbon fibre seems to be the
fishing
> rod of choice, here in Florida.
> Carbon fibre seems to be the plastic of choice for new weapons, and for
the
> bullet proof vests of our sons in the war.     My old 50's tripod for my
4x5
> is heavy as hell.  When I can afford a new heavy duty, rust-proof tripod,
i
> may look into this new plastic  compound.
> Don
>
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